Flyboard

American  

[flahy-bawrd] / ˈflaɪˌbɔrd /

Trademark.

1. a brand of hydroflight device consisting of a small board or platform designed for a single rider and attached by a long hose to a personal watercraft, whose water jet provides the thrust for the board to rise into the air and fly around under the rider’s control.

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verb (used without object)

1. Usually flyboard to engage in the sport of hydroflight using a Flyboard or a similar device.

   On our vacation I flyboarded and ziplined for the first time.

Etymology

Origin of Flyboard

First recorded in 2010–15; fly ² ( def. ) + board ( def. )

Example Sentences

"You can call it a hoverboard, call it a Flyboard, call it independent transportation — you have a potential game-changing technology in a space where you can define the market," Liscouski told The Verge.

From The Verge • Jul. 21, 2016

Speaking with The Verge back in April, Franky Zapata mentioned that he was hoping to create and release a more consumer-friendly version of the Flyboard Air, but emphasized that nothing was set in stone.

From The Verge • Jul. 21, 2016

And then there’s the Flyboard Air, a hoverboard that runs on jet fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2016

A 52-foot tube connects the device to a Jet Ski whose rider activates the Flyboard by opening up the machine’s throttle.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2015

Invented by French watercraft specialist Franky Zapata in 2012, a Flyboard consists of boots on a deck with a pair of nozzles underneath.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2015